ciimí

Noun n.

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Français: Vérité
English: truth
العربية: حقيقة

Source : Christiansen-Bolli (2010), annexe IV — French and Arabic meanings translated from English, to be checked by the community

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Hamadine AG MOCTAR (n.d.). ciimí (truth). Tadaksahak–French–English–Arabic dictionary. https://hamadine-services.net/en/dictionnaire/572-ciimi (accessed 2026-10-18)

BibTeX

@misc{moctarciimi,
  author = {Hamadine AG MOCTAR},
  title = {{ciimí (truth)}},
  howpublished = {Tadaksahak–French–English–Arabic dictionary},
  url = {https://hamadine-services.net/en/dictionnaire/572-ciimi},
  urldate = {2026-10-18}
}

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… constitute an NP by itself when the referent is known, or it can be a modifier to a noun. (40) a) [aɣó (ǝ)nda DET with hiŋká] two the second did not return. b) ciimí [aɣó (ǝ)nda truth DET with the third truth... a₌nǝ-yée-kat 3s₌NEG.PERF-return-VEN kaaṛáḍ]... three When counting days yet another paradigm is possible. The referent of the possessive pronoun ay₌n ‘its’ in the example below is ‘this current month’. Thus referring to a definite entity the numeral can be read as an …

Christiansen-Bolli (2010), A Grammar of Tadaksahak, a Northern Songhay Language of Mali, p. 179
… ve M. has arrived, isn’t it? wiji? is.not A very strong ‘tag’ is sometimes used to indicate the wish of the speaker to evaluate the truth of a statement. (255) ciimí wala tangar-én? truth or lie-PL is it true or false? 4.7.3.3 WH questions There are only three basic question words that are used in combination with different nouns and ‘be’ connectors to express the usual expected array of information questions. (256) WH-question words ci who/what man (+ ná) ‘where’ (< Songhay) …

Christiansen-Bolli (2010), A Grammar of Tadaksahak, a Northern Songhay Language of Mali, p. 274

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